EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT

(This is one of my favorite pictures that Elder Anderson has sent home)

This week truly has been a great week! We were able to get a lot done this week and able to see our hard work start to pay off.

On Saturday we had the baptism of Paul Macknight, Paul is a 35 year old guy whose wife has been a member sense she was 10 but has been less active pretty much her whole life until the last three months. When she decided to go back to church he decided to go with her. He then decided to start taking the missionary discussions to find out what it was all about. We gave him a baptism date and he accepted. That date came and went and there was no baptism. He just was not ready yet. But we gave him the date of August 22 about two weeks ago and he felt really good about it and he prayed about it and said yes he would do it. So he got baptized. Paul has been one of my favorite people I have taught on my mission. And also one of the most sincere people I have taught. He was doing it for himself, not for his wife or for his friends but for himself.

Yesterday we had the great opportunity of going to the temple dedication. I absolutely loved it! The spirit was so strong there. It made me think about how good/bad my temple attendance is and made me want to improve my temple attendance. And I also hope that all of you will do so.

I came across a quote this week that I believe is a very true and a very important quote that I would like to share with all of you.

"It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers." -President Hinckley-

That quote is so true. Everything will work out. If we put our trust in the Lord and pray to him, everything will work out. I have found this out and found this to be true many times in my life, but especially on my mission. A mission is hard work! Somedays are a lot harder then others and I find myself saying 2 prayers or somedays I find myself saying 10 prayers. But everyday I find that the Lord does hear my prayers and will work things out.

I love all of you and pray for all of you everyday! Have a great week!

Love, Elder Anderson